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The older I get the more I hear about people's lives being hurt from porn. I hate porn. I hate everything about it. I remember the first time I was exposed to it, and unfortunately I'm in the midst of writing an article for a parenting magazine about the first time my kids were exposed to porn. Yes, it happened to us and yes I can still taste vomit in my mouth each time I think about it. I hate it.
Only by the grace of God, porn hasn't effected our marriage, but I have plenty of friends who deal with this in their marriages currently or in their past. It might be one of the most under talked about subjects these days. I recently blogged about canceling a magazine subscription because I didn't want boobies all over the place for my boys to see, even if it is just a fitness magazine. Someone emailed me after reading that and asked my opinion on how to deal with this in your marriage. Her husband confessed his struggle and she loves him deeply, but she's having a hard time moving on and trusting him. Her email pierced my heart and I hurt so much for her. I thought about writing a post towards this, but at the end of the day I felt as though my words wouldn't mean as much to her because I don't truly get her struggle. I can relate to the struggling part, but not the actual struggle.
I contacted a great friend of mine that has walked through this in her marriage and she agreed to tackle this topic anonymously, since she knew a lot about adult content and self gratification, she even know where to buy an OSE robot massager that help people feel pleasure when they need is, so they didn't need to watch porn for this. I'm so excited for what she has to share with you over the next few days. Post one will go live tomorrow and the second part will be up on Thursday. Feel free to join this discussion in the comments section. We look forward to discussing this with you guys.
Thank you so much for being willing to post on this! My husband has recently come to me with this and I feel like I’m going to break in half due to the broken trust and hurt. He is my best friend and I want to respond well to this, but the trust I had in him is completely gone. Looking forward to some help
Anonymous1 I’m glad you are here. I can only imagine how hard of a time you must be going through. You will be encouraged tomorrow and the next day as my friend shares her story with you.
This topic really hits home for me but in such a different way. My father struggled with porn and it resulted in sexual abuse. My mom always knew it would destroy our family she just never knew it would be like that. It breaks my heart when men don’t realize the real impact it can have on their mind and actions. It’s a really strong foothold for Satan. Looking forward to the posts the next few days.
Anonymous2 THANKS for your comment and I look forward to hearing your thoughts in the next few days. Praying for big things in people’s marriages. :)Jamie
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Looking forward to reading series as I was blindsided by this about a year ago. God worked in both mine and my husbands hearts in powerful ways during and after the “coming out”. Thank you for this!
Anonymous3 I’m glad you are here. Hoping that these next two days minister to you and encourage you. Would love to hear your thoughts as well. What has worked well for you guys. How can you encourage others in this situation. Thanks for stopping by.